Openand closed-loop control of vortex shedding in two-dimensional flow over a flat plate at high angles of attack is numerically investigated at a Reynolds number of 300. Unsteady actuation is modeled as a body force near the leading or trailing edge, and is directed either upstream or downstream. For moderate angles of attack, sinusoidal forcing at the natural shedding frequency results in pha...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate deep-plane face-lift vs superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) plication face-lift in correcting the melolabial fold, jowl, and cheek areas of the face in short-term follow-up. DESIGN Masked, randomized review by 4 board-certified facial plastic surgeons experienced in rhytidectomy of full-face (frontal, oblique, and lateral views) before-and-after photographs of 2...

OBJECTIVE Change in psychophysical capacity, calculated as the ratio between physical capacity and perceived effort, may be a determinant of change in perceived disability. The aim of this study was to identify determinants for change in perceived disability, as measured with the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain after rehabilitat...

BACKGROUND A central lip lift was introduced to Westerners in 1980s. However, no studies have been conducted on the facial aesthetic and physiognomic perspectives of a central lip lift in the Asian population. OBJECTIVES The authors presented the central lip lift as aesthetic and physiognomic treatment in Asians and explained its effect on lower facial profile. METHODS A retrospective chart...

We study the role of unsteady lift in the context of flapping wing bird flight. Both aerodynamicists and biologists have attempted to address this subject, yet it seems that the contribution of unsteady lift still holds many open questions. The current study deals with the estimation of unsteady aerodynamic forces on a freely flying bird through analysis of wingbeat kinematics and near wake flo...

When we repetitively lift an object, our grip force is influenced by the mechanical object properties of the preceding lift, irrespective of whether the subsequent lift is performed with the same hand or the hand opposite to the preceding lift. This study investigates if repetitive high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the dominant primary motor cortex affects this relati...

An adjoint-based Navier–Stokes design and optimization method for two-dimensional multi-element high-lift configurations is derived and presented. The compressible Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations are used as a flow model together with the Spalart–Allmaras turbulence model to account for high Reynolds number effects. When a viscous continuous adjoint formulation is used, the necessary ...

We newly introduce lift force into the aerodynamics of dust grains in a protoplanetary disk. Although many authors have investigated the effects of the drag force, gravitational force, and electric force on the dust grains, the lift force has never been considered as a force exerted on dust grains in a gas disk. We show in this paper that the dust grains can be continuously spinning as a result...

Proper allocation and distribution of lift gas is necessary for maximizing total oil production from a eld with gas lifted oil wells. When the supply of the lift gas is limited, the total available gas should be optimally distributed among the oil wells of the eld such that the total production of oil from the eld is maximized. This paper describes a non-linear optimization problem with constra...

Bird flight is an area of significant interest due to the utilization and control of unsteady aerodynamic effects via flapping. Although modern aerodynamics were originally inspired by bird flight, contemporary computational and experimental work associated with flapping flight focuses on insect flight. The purpose of the present paper is to improve the understanding of avian flight by investig...